Strut or side rest for motor cycles



Feb. 20,1923.

H. MOHR STRUT OR SIDE REST FOR MOTOR CYCLES Filed NOV. 14, 1921 A $01M a Maya,

Patented Feb 2t), 1%23.

STRUT OB; SIDE REST FOR IZOTOB CYCLES.

Ap plication filed November 14, 1921. eel-mine. 515,075.

To all, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Morin, a sub ject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Longford, in the State of Tasmania, Commonwealth of Australia, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Struts or Side Rests for Motor Cycles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in side rests for motor cycles wherein stout strut is used that is let down from the machine to strut or support the same temporarily and is an improvement upon those now in use.

My present invention provides a strut ot' the kind indicated that is at once easily constructed, readily applied and is etlioient in operation.

In order to fully understand the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows the strut mounted on a specially shaped plate that can be attached to a convenient part of the machine, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same formed of one piece of stout wire rod.

To the top bar or other convenient part of a motor cycle the bent plate 3 is bolted. This plate has a downwardly depending flap i shaped as a trapezium, the lower non parallel side terminating rearwardly in a projection or deepening extension. In the flap a hole is made well above the edge of the extension and another hole is in line therewith near the forward edges of the flap.

A. stout wire rod 5 is taken and bent upon itself in the form shown in Figure 2 and suitably supported by cross stays 6. One end of the rod is passed through the hole in the deepest part of the flap 4: and bent :tor a short distance parallel upon itself and clipped, thereby 'li'n'minp a hinge with the plate about which the strut can swing, while the other end of the rod is merely bent at right angles and passed through the forward hole in the flap. The tolded end will terminate and be held to the main part of the rod at a point just below the lowest part of the flap and the folded part will be as close to the member 4. at each side as con venient while allowing, snliicient clearance -lor the leg); to be swung rearwards to clear the projection. By so iliorining the flap and strut, when the latter is supporting the machine, an excellent grip between the parts is assured and the angle between the support and the machine will be kept constant, thus avoiding a collapse of the strut through slipping. The strut may, if desired, be. termed of fiat steel, one upper end being adapted to embrace ant. swing on the deep part of flap l while the other upper end takes loosely and removably into the other hole in the flap.

A convenient mode of construction of the strut is with a single wire rod bent upon itself to form a double leg and reinforced as shown by the stays 6 and with a foot formed as illustrated, but other forms may be resorted to so long as the upper ends are connected to the flap of the plate 3, in the manner substantially as described. Thus, the strut may be in Figure 1 with the lower part telescoping into the main part with a View to quickly adapting' the length of the strut, should such be necessary, to any particular machine l i hen no longer required the appliance swung backwards to a horizontal position and hooked into or otherwise supported on the rear part of the machine frame. To effect this, the forward or springy end of the strut is first disengaged from the flap by withdrawing it from the hole therein and the whole is then swung clear to the dotted position.

To avoid rattle under running conditions, a tension spring 7 is attached to the flap l and the upper stay 6. l i hen the strut s swung backwards the tensionof this spring will be increased and the same will operate to keep the looped part of the strut in close en z'agen'ient with the flap.

Thus, it will. be seen that the invention is very simple and at the same time effective and useful .1 cases where the rider finds it necessary to often dismount for short periods. It also avoids the need, in such cases, of? the ordinary rest, the use of which involves lifting the rear wheel off the ground.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is 1. In a bicycle strut a strut made of one piece of wire bent or doubled upon itself, a rearwardly extending widening" flap on a supporting plate secured to the bicycle, two ends to the strut, one oi? which is hingedly attached to and embraces the flap at its widest part, the other end being removably connected thereto, cross stays reinforcing the strut and a tension spring between the uppermost stay of the flap.

2. In a bicycle strut, esupporting'plate attached to a motor cycle, a flap thereon having a wide depending extension at its rear part, astrut, the upper ends of which are held; by the flap, one being bent upon itself after being passed through the plate over the extension While the other is sprung into position in the plate, and a tension spring between the strut and the flap.

In witness whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY MOHR. 

